Installation

When it comes to installing the Scythe Mugen 4, users will find the process fairly easy. You start by putting the backplate into the right spot. Now, flip the board over; make sure to have the four white spacers and screw in the proper stud nuts to hold everything in place.


At this stage, take the mounting plates and, upon lining the holes up for your socket properly, screw them into place with the small screws Scythe provides. It is now time to apply the thermal paste before mounting the heatsink.


Placing the mounting bar in place on the heatsink, line the holes on it up with the holes in the mounting plates. Once lined up, use the large screws to secure the heatsink in place—Scythe even included a wrench to make this step easier.


All that remains now is to attach the fans using the included fan clips. Once this is done, simply plug the fans into the CPU fan headers to complete the installation process.

The mounting hardware Scythe developed for the Mugen 4 is very easy to work with. I would, as such, rate the installation process a 7 on a scale of 1 (hardest) to 10 (easiest). Only the fan clips come to mind as annoying because they take a bit of fiddling to get into place, which is not earth-shatteringly difficult, I assure you.